FSB 'Voice of Small Business' survey panel
Small businesses are the heartbeat of the economy and it is more important than ever your voices are heard by Government.
Because of this, the FSB has set up the FSB 'Voice of Small Business' Survey Panel with Research by Design. The survey panel is made up of over 4,000 businesses and is the largest panel of its kind in the UK.
We'd like you to invite YOU to sign up and get involved today -
please help us to HELP YOU.
What's in it for you?
You can make a difference with just a few minutes of your time.
Membership of the panel gives you a direct link with decision makers and gives you an opportunity to voice your opinion on key issues for small businesses and influence policy development.
How is the information used?
Locally and nationally.
In a number of ways in FSB press and policy work. The financial results for example, are used to influence the Bank of England during its discussions to set interest rates and the tax results were used in the FSB's Budget Submission.
And what are the outcomes?
We deliver results.
We take our findings direct to decision makers, and use them to lobby for tangible successes that help your business.
For example recently you may have heard a number of FSB inspired policies announced in the Chancellor's budget: a Small Business Adjudicator with statutory powers to force banks to lend and an increase in the threshold of Small Business Rates Relief.
As the panel numbers grow in our region, we will be able to benefit from local results helping us to lobby more effectively with local authorities and MPs on your behalf.
What do you need to do?
It's quick and easy!
All we ask of you is 10 minutes of your time, once a month, and in return we promise to use this information to keep delivering tangible lobbying successes - that's it!
Go on, give it a go!
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2011
Quarter 1 At the end of 2010, a balance -2.5 per cent of small firms thought they would cut their employment levels, but -6.5 per cent actually had to cut their headcount showing that small businesses are having to make tough decisions. Read the
full report
2010
Quarter 2 Read the full report
Quarter 1 Read the full report
Previous Survey Results
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March 2011 - Access to finance, VAT, payroll
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November 2010 - Business in the community, exporting, business waste and recycling
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September 2010 - Business link, Government spending, fraud
Some of our 2009 annual survey findings:
- 53% of small businesses introduced new or improved products and services last year and 51% intend to continue innovating next year
- 27% said their profitability increased over the last year
- 30% said their sales volume had increased over the last financial year
- 31% said a cut in employers' National Insurance would improve their economic prospects in the recession
- 42% said they would use the savings from a tax cut to invest in growing their business, employing 19% more staff and coming up with 23% new services and products
- 31% said if banks were to lend more, or more fairly, that would be key to improving their prospects
- 48% said they expect to expand their client base in the coming year
- 19% said they are intending to employ more staff in the coming year
- 31% of Government, 30% of Government agencies, 30% of EU institutions, 29% of NHS and 25% of local authorities make late payments - 34% of private sector make late payments.
- 34% said a cut in business rates would help to improve the economic prospects of the business
Just 10 minutes of your time could make a difference.......Go on, give it a go!
Join the ‘Voice of Small Business' Survey Panel TODAY
THANK YOU!